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Xtra Time Web Desk: In a mismatch Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal was blown away by world number two Daniil Medvedev's in the men's singles second round at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. The Russian cruised to a 6-2 6-1 win in just 66 minutes against 160th ranked Nagal at court 1 of the Ariake Tennis Centre.

The Australian Open runner-up controlled the game from the start. The Indian began by dropping his serve in the very first game of the match when he netted a backhand. Medvedev's powerful strokes from the baseline proved too tough for Nagal, whose game was not enough to trouble a much superior opponent.

Nagal did managed to hit a few winners but they were very few. The match ended when Nagal dropped his serve in the seventh by hitting a forehand long.

Nagal had won his first round against Uzbekistan Denis Istomin for India's first men's singles win at Olympics in 25 years. Earlier Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina were knocked out of the women's doubles first round on Sunday.

It is highly unlikely that India will be able to field a team in mixed event, the entries for which will be announced on Tuesday. The cut is likely to be around 50 and combined ranking of the Indian players Nagal (144) and Mirza (9) is 153.